Acute rejection after renal transplantation is reduced by approximately 50% by prior therapeutic blood transfusions, even in tacrolimus-treated patients.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011300:Preoperative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016559:Tacrolimus